SCHEME  OF  WORK             FORM  TWO  AGRICULTURE              TERM  ONE  YEAR  20……..

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Macro-nutrients.

Nitrogen.

To identify plants macronutrients.

To classify macro-nutrients as fertilizers and liming elements.

To identify role of nitrogen in plants.

To state symptoms of nitrogen deficiency in plants

List down macro- elements.

Q/A: Definition of an ion; expose ionic form of elements.

Discuss, giving examples the role of nitrogen and the deficiency symptoms.

Yellowish-green / brown leaves.

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Potassium.

To state symptoms of phosphorus deficiency in plants.

To identify role of potassium in plants.

To state symptoms of potassium deficiency in plants.

Discuss, giving examples the role of potassium and the deficiency symptoms.

Curled leaves,

Chlorotic leaves.

Pgs 2-3

Calcium.

To state symptoms of magnesium deficiency in plants.

To identify role of calcium in plants.

To state symptoms of calcium deficiency in plants.

Discuss, giving examples the role of calcium and the deficiency symptoms.

Tomatoes with blossom end rot.

Carbon, Hydrogen & Oxygen.

To state symptoms of sulphur deficiency in plants.

To explain the photosynthetic role of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

Briefly highlight the role of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in photosynthesis.

To identify deficiency symptoms of minor nutrients in plants.

Exposition: Teacher gives examples of micronutrients and exposes their roles and deficiency symptoms.

Chart: Macronutrients,

micronutrients,

their ionic forms and deficiency symptoms.

Straight and compound fertilizers.

To distinguish between straight and compound fertilizers.

To give examples of:

– Straight fertilizers.

– Compound fertilizers.

Detailed discussion.

Teacher presents the fertilizers and helps students to identify them.

CAN

ASN

SA

DAP, MAP, Urea.

Discussion: Other characteristics of nitrogenous fertilizers.

Giving examples of nitrogenous fertilizers.

ASN

To give examples of phosphatic fertilizers.

Discuss further properties of SSP, DSP, TSP.

DSP

TSP

To give examples of potassium fertilizers.

Discuss properties of KCl, K₂SO₄.

K₂SO₄

Brief discussion of the methods highlighted.

Q/A: Advantages and disadvantages of each method.

To calculate fertilizer ratio.

To find the amount of fertilizer required per unit area (hectare).

Worked examples.

Supervised practice.

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Nitrogen cycle.

Nitrogen cycle.

To state methods of sampling soil.

To describe soil sampling procedures.

Expositions &

Detailed discussion.

To explain importance of soil testing.

To test soil pH.

To explain effect of soil pH on crops.

Q/A: Definition of pH in terms of acidity / alkalinity.

Class standard experiments: Determining soil pH.

Discussion: Optimum pH range for crops.

Seeds.

To state advantages and disadvantages of using seeds as planting materials.

Q/A: Advantages and disadvantages of using seeds compared to vegetative materials.

To identify advantages of timely planting.

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Row planting.

To state advantages and disadvantages of row planting.

Give examples of crops planted by broadcasting.

Q/A: Advantages and disadvantages of row planting.

Give examples of such crops.

To explain factors that influence crop spacing.

Importance and factors.

Worked examples.

To explain factors to consider in choosing seed rates.

Field activity: planting crops to the correct spacing.

Supervised field activities.

(NURSERY PRACTICES)

Establishing a nursery.

To differentiate between a nursery and a seedbed.

To explain the importance of a nursery in crop propagation.

To enumerate factors considered when siting a nursery.

Q/A and explanations.

Activity- Establishing a (vegetative) nursery / tea sleeves / sugarcane setts.

School farm.

Expose new concepts e.g. hardening off.

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(NURSERY PRACTICES)

Grafting.

To define grafting.

To describe methods of grafting.

Out – door activity: Students practise grafting.

Pg 53-55

To describe methods of budding.

To explain importance of grafting and budding.

Discussion: Types of budding.

To identify appropriate crops for layering.

To describe methods / types of layering.

Out-door activity: Carrying out layering.

To describe the process of tissue culture.

To explain importance of tissue culture in crop propagation.

Brief discussion on tissue culture.

To explain management practices before, during and after transplanting crop seedlings.

Activity: Transplanting crop seedlings.

Activity: Transplanting tree seedlings.

Crop rotation.

To give the meaning of crop rotation.

To give examples of crop rotation cycles.

Q/A, brief illustrations of cycles of crop production.

Illustrative charts.

To give examples of rotational programmes.

To state advantages and disadvantages of mulching.

Brief discussion.

To give reasons for pruning.

To identify methods for pruning.

To identify tools used in pruning.

Detailed discussion.

Teacher demonstration: Correct and incorrect ways of pruning.

Probing questions and detailed discussion.

To describe various methods of pruning coffee.

Probing questions and detailed discussion.

To explain ways of training crops.

Q/A and discussion on importance of staking, earthing up.

To identify causative agents of plant diseases.

To explain the importance of timely control of weeds, pests and diseases.

Q/A and detailed discussion.

on importance of timely control of weeds, pests and diseases.

To enumerate precautions observed during harvesting.

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Storage.

To give characteristics of a good grain store (traditional / modern).

(VEGETABLES)

Tomatoes

Ecological requirement and varieties.

To describe ecological requirements and varieties of tomatoes.

To identify tomato varieties.

Brief discussion and exposition.

Pg 96-100

To describe field management practices for tomatoes.

Cabbages

Ecology and varieties.

To identify cabbage varieties.

Exposition.

Establishment and management.

To describe field management practices for proper cabbage growth.

Carrots

Ecology and varieties.

Establishment and management.

To describe nursery management practices.

To describe field management practices for proper carrots establishment..

Exposition.

Discuss importance of topdressing, weeding, controlling pests and diseases.

Carrots attacked by some pests and diseases.

Onions

Ecology and varieties.

Exposition.

Establishment and management.

To describe field management practices for proper onions growth.

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Introduction.

To differentiate between health and disease.

To explain importance of keeping animals healthy.

Q/A: Health and disease; and their economic importance.

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Causes of animal diseases.

To describe causes of animal diseases.

Detailed description of nutritional causes, physical causes and chemical causes.

Protozoan diseases.

To list down protozoan diseases of livestock.

Detailed discussion of protozoan diseases and their control.

Chart: protozoan diseases, causal organism and animals affected.

Discussion: Importance of proper housing, isolation / slaughtering of sick animals, imposition of quarantine, prophylaxis, vaccination, vector control, e.t.c.

Discussion: Other activities necessitating proper handling of animals, i.e. drenching, injecting, controlling mastitis, hand spraying.

Q/A: Sites that should be sprayed with acarides.

Effects of parasites on animals.

To describe host-parasite relationship.

To identify effects of parasites on livestock.

Q/A: Definition of a host, parasite.

Brief discussion and give specific examples.

To explain methods of control of tse-tse fly.

Q/A: Methods of controlling ectoparasites.

One-host tick.

To describe the life cycle of one-host tick.

Exposition

Explanations

Three-host tick.

Tick control.

To describe the life cycle of twice-host tick.

To explain measures of controlling ticks.

Represent the life cycles diagrammatically.

Detailed discussion

Assignment.

To identify symptoms of attack by tapeworm.

To state control measures of tapeworms in livestock.

Q/A and brief discussion.

To describe the life cycle of a roundworm.

To explain measures of controlling roundworm.

Detailed discussion of life cycle.

Q/A: Measures of control.

To describe the life cycle of a roundworm.

To explain measures of controlling liver fluke.

Detailed discussion of life cycle.

Q/A: Measures of control.

Food components.

To state functions of water in an animal.

To state functions of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, oils, vitamins, in an animal body.

Q/A and brief discussion

Q/A and detailed discussion; sources, deficiency, symptoms

Seed cakes, fish meal, bone meal,

Lucerne.

To describe the composition of dry and succulent roughages.

To state and explain the composition of energy concentrates and protein concentrates.

To give examples of feed additives.

Maintenance ration

Production ration.

To define maintenance ration.

To state factors affecting maintenance ration.

To explain characteristics of a balanced ration.

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Probing questions.

Feed nutritive values.

To calculate % digestibility of a feed.

To explain factors affecting food digestibility.

To define terms used to express feed value.

Problem solving discussion. Exposition and discussion of other terms used to express feed value: calorific value, dry matter, starch equivalent, TDN, CP, DCP and CF.

Trial and error method.

Pearson’s Square method.

To compute livestock rations using Pearson’s Square method.

Exposition- Teacher explains the procedure of computing livestock ration using Pearson’s Square method.

Worked examples.

Supervised exercise.

To describe digestion in mono gastric animals.

systems.

To state the functions of each compartment.

To state differences and similarities between digestive systems of ruminants and non-ruminants.

Discussion: Structure and functions of each compartment.

Q/A: Students highlight differences and similarities between ruminants and non-ruminants.

Pieces of stomach compartments of a cow.

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